Rautjärvi


Rautjärvi is a municipality of Finland.
Rautjärvi is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of
and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. It was the birthplace of legendary sniper Simo Häyhä, a hero of the Winter War of World War II.

History

The municipality of Rautjärvi was founded in the year of 1861. A few years prior in 1859, the Rautjärvi parish had founded an independent church.
After the Winter War ended with the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty on March 12, 1940, almost half of Rautjärvi was handed over to the Soviet Union in accordance with the treaty.

Villages

The villages of Rautjärvi are inclusive of: Haakanala, Hallilanmäki, Hiivaniemi, Hinkkala, Hynnilä, Ilmee, Jurvala, Kalpiala, Kekäleniemi, Kokkola, Kopsala, Korjola, Korpijärvi, Lankila, Latvajärvi, Miettilä, Niskapietilä, Partila, Pirhola, Purnujärvi, Rautjärvi, Siisiälä, Simpele, Torsansalo, Uimola, Untamo, Viimola, Vähikkälä

Noteworthy attractions